Juvenalia

The Juvenalia Book Club: The Amber Spyglass

31 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

More like The Amber Cry-Glass amirite? Alan and Andrea are back to talk about the final book in Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials trilogy, The Amb...

214: Hairspray (1988) with Anna Carey

10 Jul 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Author and podcaster Anna Carey returns to the show to talk to Alan and Sarah about John Waters’s punk camp classic Hairspray. We talka about camp, ...

The Juvenalia Book Club: His Dark Materials - The Subtle Knife

26 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

The Juvenalia Book Club is back! We’re talking about book 2 of Philip Pullman’s His Dark Materials series, The Subtle Knife. We talk about our lov...

212: Beaches with Vicki Notaro

05 Jun 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Author and Journalist Vicki Notaro joins us to talk about the queen of melodramas, the wind beneath our wings, Garry Marshall’s Beaches (1988). Ther...

211: Rory Gallagher - Irish Tour ‘74 with Ramper

22 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Donegal folk artist Ramper is with us to talk about the impact that Rory Gallagher’s live album Irish Tour ‘74 had on him as a young fella. We als...

The Juvenalia Book Club: His Dark Materials - Northern Lights

07 May 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to the first meeting of the Juvenalia Book Club. We’re going to be taking turns introducing each other to book series that we love. For our ...

209: Alien Resurrection with James Hudson

23 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

James Hudson is the festival director of the Trans Image Trans Experience (TITE) Festival which runs in the Lighthouse from April 25th-27th. He joined...

208: Speed (1994)

14 Apr 2025

Contributed by Lukas

the bus goes fastAlan is ⁠@alan_maguire⁠. Juvenalia is his main thing right now but he does a bit of standup sometimes too.Andrea ⁠ @AndreaClea...

207: Kate Nash's Made Of Bricks with Maria Kelly

27 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Singer-songwriter Maria Kelly is back to talk to us about Kate Nash’s 2007 debut album Made Of Bricks. We talk about Kate Nash’s songwriting, prod...

Patreon Preview - Severance Season 2 Finale Reaction

22 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

Hello, here's the first ten minutes of Alan and Andrea's reaction to the season 2 finale of Severance. The full 95 minute episode is available...

206: Hackers with Julie Hough

14 Mar 2025

Contributed by Lukas

HACK THE PLANET! $p@gB011(Julie Hough of HAVVK and PostLast) is back and she’s brought us something special, 1995’s Hackers. She joins Steve Buffe...

205: Tegan And Sara with Kelly Earley

20 Feb 2025

Contributed by Lukas

We’re back baby! Back with a bang because Irish internet legend Kelly Earley is here to talk about how important Tegan And Sara were to her as a you...

Christmas 2024! Gremlins & Miracle On 34th Street

18 Dec 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hey! We’re back! Alan has never seen Miracle On 34th Street, Andrea has never seen Gremlins… until now. We’re talking about Gizmo, we’re talki...

204: Ghostwatch (1992) with Nick Roche

19 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

On Halloween Night 1992, the BBC aired Ghostwatch, which purported to be a live investigation into a house and family that had been plagued by polterg...

203: Autumn Recs 24

03 Oct 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Hey there, Alan and Andrea have some recommendations for you now that autumn has properly hit. They’ve got an album and three TV shows. We say recom...

202: Brainiac: Science Abuse

19 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Happy Bisexuality Awareness Week! To celebrate, award winning food TikTok/Instagram person Sian Conway joined us to talk about Brainiac: Science Abuse...

201: The Fox And The Hound with Rachel Connolly

05 Sep 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Writer Rachel Connolly joins us to talk about Disney’s The Fox And The Hound (1981). We’re asking all the big questions this episode, questions li...

200: Buffy The Vampire Slayer with Kate Nash

22 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Musician and actress Kate Nash joins us for our 200th episode as we take another run at Buffy The Vampire Slayer. Kate is a Buffy mega-fan so we had p...

199: Starship Troopers with Callum Orr

08 Aug 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Singer-songwriter Callum Orr joins us to talk about Paul Verhoeven’s super-camp, super-violent satire of fascist propaganda Starship Troopers (1997)...

198: The Chronicles Of Narnia with Janina Matthewson

25 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Author and podcaster Janina Matthewson joins us as we try to cover as much of C.S. Lewis's Narnia books as is physically possible in 53 minutes. W...

197: Babes In Toyland with Jessica Traynor

11 Jul 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Award-winning poet Jessica Traynor joins us to talk about 90’s alt-rock legends Babes In Toyland with some detours into their contemporaries Hole an...

196: Elliott Smith with Alan & Andrea

28 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

This is a big one. We had a little gap in our schedule so Alan & Andrea decided to get all of their feelings about Elliott Smith down in podcast f...

195: Kingdom Hearts with Claire Anne

14 Jun 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Claire Anne is the studio head of Dúlamán Studios and creator of upcoming YA “sci-fi cosplaying as a fantaasy murder-mystery” animated series Or...

194: Are You Afraid Of The Dark? with Los Bitchos

30 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Submitted for the approval of The Midnight Society, Serra Petale and Agustina Ruiz from Los Bitchos join Alan and Sarah for a big ol chat about Nickel...

193: Britney Spears with ROOUE

16 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Electro-pop twins ROOUE aka Róisín and Lulu join Alan and Andrea as we enthuse wildy about Britney Jean Spears. We talk about the VMAs, that voice, ...

192: Moulin Rouge with Áine O'Connell

02 May 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Áine O’Connell of the new books podcast I Think You Should Read joins us as we get super earnest about Baz Luhrmann’s 2001 spectacular spectacula...

191: Space Jam with Richy Craven

18 Apr 2024

Contributed by Lukas

WELCOME TO THE JAM. Author Richy Craven joins us to talk about the biggest Michael Jordan/Looney Tunes crossover event of 1996, Space Jam. We also fin...

190: The Mask with Tim Platt

21 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Comedian Tim Platt from Rude Tales Of Magic and Oh These Those Stars Of Space joins us to talk about the impact that Jim Carrey and The Mask had on hi...

189: The OC with Jessa Hastings

06 Mar 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to The OC bitch! Jessa Hastings, author of the Magnolia Parks Universe books, joins us as we put on our collared t-shirts and huge belts to ta...

188: Interview With The Vampire with Sophia Cadogan

15 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Comedian Sophia Cadogan joins us to talk about 1994’s Interview With The Vampire. We talk about the hair, and the necks, and the blood. But also abo...

187: Robin Williams with Alexandra Haddow

01 Feb 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Comedian Alexandra Haddow joins us as we try to talk about how much we love Robin Williams without crying Alexandra is @MissAHaddow. She’s on tour r...

186: This Is Spinal Tap with Pat Finnerty

18 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Welcome to our first proper episode of 2024. If you listened to our Weezer episode or our Patreon episodes then you know that Andrea and Alan are big ...

Twixmas 2023

02 Jan 2024

Contributed by Lukas

Happy Weird Inbetweeny Bit of the year where nothing’s really happening. We realised that people don’t get around to Christmas episodes of podcast...

185: The Nightmare Before Christmas with Meagan Hyland

10 Dec 2023

Contributed by Lukas

What’s this? What’s this? Meg Hyland’s back to talk to us about The Nightmare Before Christmas. We were going to rewrite all the lyrics to What’...

184: Mighty Morphin Power Rangers with Andy Gaffney

21 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Award-winning podcaster Andy Gaffney returns to Juvenalia to stun us with the depth and breadth of his Power Rangers knowledge. We talk about b-sides ...

183: Pride And Prejudice (1995) with Lauren Bravo

04 Nov 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Author and journalist Lauren Bravo joins us to discuss in a most genteel aspect the 1995 BBC adaptation of Pride and Prejudice. The Colin Firth one. M...

182: Ru Paul's Drag Race with Jenny Maguire

15 Oct 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Jenny Maguire is one of the co-ordinators of Trans And Intersex Pride Dublin and she’s been obsessively watching Drag Race since she was eleven year...

Bonus: Started/Finished #22

21 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Hello, everybody's scheduled got all messed up so we didn't get a chance to record a new episode this week. We thought you might like to check...

181: Landfill Indie with Marty Ryan

08 Sep 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Marty Ryan of Limerick band Anna’s Anchor joins us as we dive into the sweaty indie night in 2006 to talk about landfill indie. All the greats are m...

180: Death Cab For Cutie's Plans with Miranda Reinert

26 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Writer and podcaster Miranda Reinert joins us to talk about Death Cab For Cutie’s 2005 album Plans. We talk about how it fits into the Death Cab dis...

179: The Princess Bride with Aoife Barry

10 Aug 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Writer and broadcaster Aoife Barry returns to the podcast and she’s brought one of the big topics, one we assumed would have come up at some point i...

178: Show And Tell

27 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We thought it might be nice if we got all three of us on the same episode for once to tell each other about something we thought the others might not ...

177: Hot Fuzz with Peter McGann

13 Jul 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Comedian Peter McGann returns to Juvenalia and he’s brought us one of our favourite films, Hot Fuzz! How thoughtful of him. We talk about scripted v...

176: Weezer with Allegra Frank

29 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

The Daily Beast’s Allegra Frank joins us for a wide-ranging discussion about Weezer! Allegra is a longtime superfan of all Weezer, Alan and Andrea a...

175: The Silence Of The Lambs with Elaine Feeney

15 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Author Elaine Feeney joins Alan and Sarah to talk about Jonathan Demme’s 1991 Oscar-sweeping, pop cultural juggernaut, The Silence Of The Lambs. We ...

174: Chicken Run with Ally Ryan

01 Jun 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Comedian Ally Ryan joins us to talk about Aardman Animation’s first feature film, Chicken Run (2000). We talk about feminism, communes, revolution, ...

173: Britpop with Michael Orange aka Feather Beds

18 May 2023

Contributed by Lukas

PARKLIFE, SunshEEEine, and so forth. We’re talking about the cultural juggernaut (for approximately five years) that was Britpop with Michael Orange...

172: Avatar: The Last Airbender with Amy Clarkin

13 Apr 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Yip Yip! We’re talking about Avatar: The Last Airbender with author Amy Clarkin. Avatar is so good! Alan and Sarah had not watched Avatar before thi...

171: Bloc Party's Silent Alarm with Carly Monardo

30 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Artist and podcaster Carly Monardo returns to us for the third time and this time we’ve got a doozy. We’re talking about Bloc Party’s debut albu...

Bonus Birthday Episode: Started/Finished 15

23 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

We're seven years old today! To celebrate, we decided to put one of our Patreon-only episodes up for everybody. On our bonus series Started/Finish...

170: Coraline with Tara Anand

16 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Painter and Illustrator Tara Anand joins us to talk about Henry Selick and Neil Gaiman’s Coraline which you should go watch immediately if you haven...

169: Star Wars with Becky Cheatle

02 Mar 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Comedian, screenwriter, and director Becky Cheatle joins us as we take another look at Star Wars! Becky’s experience of them is different since she ...

168: The N64 (especially Goldeneye) with Dashoda

17 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Musician Gavin McDermott aka Dashoda joins Alan and Sarah for a big talk about the console that gave us Ocarina Of Time, Mario 64, and Goldeneye, amon...

167: Lord Of The Rings with Jonathan Victory

02 Feb 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Comedian and filmmaker Jonathan Victory joins us to talk about Peter Jackson’s Lord Of The Rings trilogy. We cover as much of it as possible: Gollum...

The Juvenalia Christmas Latetacular 2022

04 Jan 2023

Contributed by Lukas

Ok, so we definitely thought we had this scheduled to go up over Christmas but we just came back from our holidays and it turns out we messed up. Sorr...

166: Winter Recs 2022 with Alan and Sarah

08 Dec 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It’s the winter time do we’ve got some more recommendations for you. Not, I repeat, not Christmas recommendations. You have to follow your own bli...

165: Breaking The Magician's Code with Roger O'Sullivan

24 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Podcaster and comedian Roger O’Sullivan joins us for an absolute trip back into 90s early evening weekend telly as we revisit Breaking The Magician’...

164: Theatre Kids with Rachael Krishna

10 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Rachael Krishna is back! We had such a great time talking to her about Joseph And The Amazing Technicolour Dreamcoat last year that we knew we had to ...

163: BOOvenalia - Practical Magic with Lydia Ging and Cassie Delaney

01 Nov 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It's the final episode of BOOvenalia and it's the best one! Producer Cassie and girlfriend Lydia join us to chat about the most wonderful autumnal mag...

162: BOOvenalia - The Texas Chain Saw Massacre with Sophie White

20 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Things are really getting spooky now as Sophie White joins us to talk about one of the most influential horror films of all time, Tobe Hooper’s The ...

161: BOOvenalia - Donnie Darko with Meagan Hyland

13 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

t’s mid-October and we’re entering the prime of spooky season so let’s talk about 2001’s Donnie Darko with illustrator Meagan Hyland. If you l...

160: BOOvenalia - Hocus Pocus with Andrea Cleary

06 Oct 2022

Contributed by Lukas

WooooOOOOOoooooo, it’s the spooky season so we’re going weekly for all of October and we’ll be covering a different Halloween-related film every...

159: Autumn Recommendations with Alan and Sarah

24 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It’s the pre-spooky season and we’ve picked some games, music, tv, and food that pairs perfectly with the interesting leaf season. This is a littl...

158: Yu-Gi-Oh with Felix O'Connor

08 Sep 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Standup comedian Felix O’Connor joins us to talk about the manga/anime/card game behemoth Yu-Gi-Oh! We had a great time diving into what makes Yu-Gi...

157: Chris Cornell with Carlo Magliocco

25 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Singer-songwriter Carlo Magliocco joins Alan and Andrea to talk about Soundgarden and Audioslave frontman Chris Cornell. We talk about how Cornell was...

156: Adrian Mole with Emer McLysaght

11 Aug 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Emer McLysaght, one half of the Oh My God What A Complete Aisling books and our fifth ever guest returns to talk to us about the Adrian Mole series. E...

155: Pretty In Pink with Charlene Lydon - Live at the Lighthouse Cinema, Dublin

28 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

The Lighthouse Cinema very kindly asked us to do a live episode as part of their Not Another Teen Season and we said absolutely yes of course we will....

154: That's So Raven with Ashley Manning

14 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Comedian, Podcaster, and Twitch streamer Ashley Manning joins us to talk about one of the biggest Disney Channel shows of all time, That’s So Raven....

153: Jacqueline Wilson with Kirsty Capes

01 Jul 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Women’s Prize longlisted author Kirsty Capes joins us to talk about the books of Jacqueline Wilson. We focused on three in particular, The Story Of ...

152: Scream with Conor Behan

16 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

DJ and host of Housewives And Me Conor Behan returns to Juvenalia to talk about Scream. We talked about Scream way back in episode 8 but we’ve had a...

151: Josie and the Pussycats with Aoife O'connor

02 Jun 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Comedian Aoife O’Connor joins us to talk about 2001’s cult classic consumerism satire/teen drama/fake rock biopic Josie and the Pussycats. We talk...

150: My Chemical Romance with Eve Belle

18 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Singer of sad bops Eve Belle joins us to talk about her intense teenage feelings about My Chemical Romance, being a Donegal emo, misogyny in music, Ge...

149: The Dark Crystal with Josh Winning

05 May 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Author Josh Winning joins us to talk about Jim Henson and Frank Oz’s most challenging creation, The Dark Crystal. Josh’s novel The Shadow Glass ha...

148: Kid A with Louise Gaffney of Dirty Dreamer

21 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Louise Gaffney of Irish new-wave ambient band Dirty Dreamer joined us to talk about what many people regard as the greatest album of the noughties, Ra...

147: The Strokes with Bláithín De Burca - Live at the Foolhardy Festival

08 Apr 2022

Contributed by Lukas

It’s a live show! Bláithín De Burca returned to Juvenalia to talk to Alan and guest co-host Andrea Cleary at the Foolhardy Festival in Waterford!....

146: Green Wing with Carly Monardo

24 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Carly Monardo of Rude Tales of Magic and Birdgirl returns to talk about a show that had a huge influence on her, 2004's Green Wing. We picked sides in...

145: The Fifth Element with Phil Ellis

03 Mar 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Journalist and author Phil Ellis joins us as we return to the topic of very first episode: Luc Besson’s 1997 day-glo sci-fi epic The Fifth Element. ...

144: The Lost Boys with Edel Coffey

17 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Author and journalist Edel Coffey joins us to talk about the Joel Schumacher's comedy-horror VHS classic, The Lost Boys and there was a lot to talk ab...

143: Spirited Away with Caroline O'Donoghue

03 Feb 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Author, Podcaster, and our fifth Beatle, Caroline O’Donoghue returns to talk about Hayao Miyazaki’s 2001 masterpiece Spirited Away. We talk about ...

Bonus Episode: Yellowjackets/Wytchwood/Get Back/Succession

21 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Hello! We had a scheduling mix up. It happens, no big deal but it means we don’t have a new episode this week. We thought you might like our most re...

142: Malcolm In The Middle with Aoife Dooley

06 Jan 2022

Contributed by Lukas

Artist and writer Aoife Dooley joins us to to talk about beloved naughties dinnertime staple, Malcolm In The Middle. We talked about our favourite epi...

The Juvenalia Christmas Smalltacular 2021!

23 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Happy holidays to one and all! We had planned to do something big and special in the studio but well, y’know, so instead we gathered some of our Juv...

141: The Nativity with Fiona Frawley

09 Dec 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Comedian and writer Fiona Frawley joins us to talk about the rite of passage for many Irish schoolchildren, The Nativity Play. Not Alan though, his sc...

140: Skins with Andrea Cleary and Amelia Cullen

25 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Teenagers! We’ve all been them. And yet, they’re terrifying. And none are more terrifying than the kids from Skins. Andrea Cleary and Amelia Culle...

139: Juno with Maria Kelly

11 Nov 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Singer-songwriter Maria Kelly joins Alan and guest co-host Cassie Delaney to talk about ever slightly alternative millennial’s favourite film of 200...

The Juvenalia Halloween Special 2021

28 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Happy Halloween! When Julie Hough was on the show for episode 135, she mentioned that it would be cool if we did a Halloween Special about Halloween S...

138: ABBA Gold track by track with Elaine Mai

21 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Artist/Producer Elaine Mai joins us on a track by track journey through an album that was huge for her as a child, ABBA Gold! There’s not much more ...

137: The Chris Gethard Show with Allie O’Rourke

14 Oct 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Stand-up comedian and writer-producer-actress multi-hyphenate Allie O’Rourke joins us to talk about a bit of pop culture that was important to her d...

136: Flowers in the Attic with Amelia Cullen

30 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Head of research and projects at Tall Tales and host of All Things Considered Amelia Cullen joins us to talk about the forbidden book, V.C. Andrews’...

135: Eerie, Indiana with Julie Hough

17 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

HAVVK singer and bassist Julie Hough joins us to talk about the short-lived suburban-weirdness comedy Eerie, Indiana. We traced its influences and des...

134: Odds and Ends 1

01 Sep 2021

Contributed by Lukas

We usually like to cover the big obsessions here at Juvenalia. The thing that was YOUR thing. But what about the little things that had an outsized ef...

133: Red Dwarf with Ian Lynam

19 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Comedian Ian Lynam joins us to talk about the long-running BBC sci-fi sitcom Red Dwarf. We talk about our favourite episodes, the ease with which the ...

132: Earthbound with Ivan Hernandez

05 Aug 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Writer and host of Boars, Gore, and Swords Ivan Hernandez joins us to talk about one of the most influential SNES games of all time, Earthbound/ Mothe...

131: Fly Away Home with Conor O'Toole

22 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Writer/Director Conor O'Toole dropped by to talk about a film he watched "a million" times as a child, Fly Away Home. Fly Away Home is a classic 'girl...

130: Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves with Michelle Hennessy

08 Jul 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Michelle Hennessy of thejournal.ie joins us to talk about beloved Alan Rickman showcase Robin Hood: Prince Of Thieves starring Alan Rickman and also K...

129: Hannah Montana with Póilín Nic Géidigh

24 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

RTÉ Raidió na Gaeltachta newsreader Póilín Nic Géidigh joins us to talk about the queen of late 00s Disney Channel Originals, Hannah Montana. We ...

128: Final Fantasy VII with Carly Monardo

10 Jun 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Carly Monardo of Rude Tales Of Magic joins us for the only Final Fantasy VII podcast you’ll ever need. We talked about the game obviously but also a...

127: Board Games with Alex Lolies

27 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Alex Lolies is a video producer for board game site Dicebreaker and a Twitch streamer. She joined us to, naturally, talk all about board games and her...

126: Sheryl Crow with Carsie Blanton

13 May 2021

Contributed by Lukas

Singer-songwriter Carsie Blanton joins us for a deep chat about Sheryl Crow’s 1993 album Tuesday Night Music Club. We talked about why 90s music sou...

125: Xena: Warrior Princess with Maggie Tokuda-Hall

28 Apr 2021

Contributed by Lukas

YA author Maggie Tokuda-Hall joins us to talk about everybody's favourite mid-90s greek mythology-inspired adventure series, Xena: Warrior Princess. M...